Lawrence Gerrard O'Connor (September 22, 1916 – September 6, 1995) was a

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sprinter and hurdler. He placed sixth in the

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at the

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. At the 1938 Empire Games he was a member of the Canadian relay team that won the gold medal in the 4×110 yards event. In the 120 yards hurdles competition he won the bronze medal and in the 220 yards contest he finished fourth.

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1916 births 1995 deaths Canadian male sprinters Canadian male hurdlers Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics People from Cobourg Track and field athletes from Ontario Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub